Editors/Réviseurs Canada<p>How and when should a copyeditor address potentially harmful language in fiction? Join our Feb. 13 webinar with Amy J. Schneider to learn how to spot bias in action and dialogue, approach representation of culture and religion, query <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> issues and more. Sign up now: <a href="https://webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/conscious-language-and-copyediting-fiction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_w</span><span class="invisible">ebinar/conscious-language-and-copyediting-fiction/</span></a> </p><p>(Image copyright: megaphone by liravega258 © 123RF.com, laptop/notebook by yupiramos © 123RF.com) </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a></p>
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Karen Yin<p>I was not expecting this footnote in the new Chicago Manual of Style. Thank you, editors of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CMOS18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMOS18</span></a>, for modeling <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a>.</p><p>"5.255: Making Conscious Choices…Here we draw on the term 'conscious language' as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website." ❤️</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StyleGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StyleGuides</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousStyle</span></a></p>
Karen Yin<p>Hi, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a>! If you liked The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a>, please consider reviewing it. Reviews help others discover my book and can raise its visibility on these platforms. A review can be a few lines—an impression, a takeaway, how it is useful, who should read it.</p><p>Boosts are greatly appreciated. Xie xie! 📚</p><p>• Amazon (ad): <a href="https://amzn.to/3rz6RHx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/3rz6RHx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>• Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198493666-the-conscious-style-guide" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodreads.com/book/show/198493</span><span class="invisible">666-the-conscious-style-guide</span></a><br>• Barnes & Noble: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-conscious-style-guide-karen-yin/1144029921" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">barnesandnoble.com/w/the-consc</span><span class="invisible">ious-style-guide-karen-yin/1144029921</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a></p>
Karen Yin<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a>: The July edition of The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> Newsletter includes:<br>• Why We Shouldn’t Call Trump a “Criminal”<br>• Stop Saying “Conservative” When You Mean Fascist<br>• Words Such as Racist Slurs Can Literally Hurt—Here’s the Science</p><p>✅ Read and subscribe: <a href="https://mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p/conscious-language-newsletter-july-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p</span><span class="invisible">/conscious-language-newsletter-july-2024</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Copyeditors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyeditors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousStyle</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newsletter</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>What a wonderful review, by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@ecbrenner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ecbrenner</span></a></span>, of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@karenyin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>karenyin</span></a></span>'s new book, The Conscious Style Guide! <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2aenpun8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/2aenpun8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a></p>
Crystal Shelley | Book Editor<p>On Tuesday, April 16, I'll have the privilege of presenting my webinar "An Editor's Guide to Assessing and Addressing Problematic Content" for Editors Canada! Members and nonmembers alike can register. I hope to see some familiar names and faces. 😊 </p><p>Register now: <a href="https://webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/an-editors-guide-to-assessing-and-addressing-problematic-content/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_w</span><span class="invisible">ebinar/an-editors-guide-to-assessing-and-addressing-problematic-content/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>Those <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a> wanting to learn even more about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> may want to join the Facebook group Conscious Language + Design: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/consciouslanguage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/groups/consciousl</span><span class="invisible">anguage/</span></a> .</p>
Eliot<p>Learn about the whys and hows of inclusive language ... on your own time! Topics include race, gender, sexuality, body size, disability, socioeconomic status, religion, age, & more.</p><p>This class is for intermediate and beginner inclusive language explorers including fiction and nonfiction writers, communications professionals, editors, and students.</p><p><a href="https://heartofthestory.teachable.com/p/inclusive-language-explorations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heartofthestory.teachable.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/inclusive-language-explorations</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/romancelandia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>romancelandia</span></a></span> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/WritingAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a></p>
Eliot<p>Curious about gender and language? Check out "Build Your Gender Diversity Toolbox," a resource roundup originally published through a professional org but now available for free at my website. Lots of good stuff to explore :)</p><p><a href="https://www.eliotwesteditorial.com/gender-diversity-resources.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eliotwesteditorial.com/gender-</span><span class="invisible">diversity-resources.html</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/edibuddies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edibuddies</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a><br><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>The Atlantic published a bad critique of conscious language style guides. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@EvilJoeMcVeigh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EvilJoeMcVeigh</span></a></span> takes them to task: <a href="https://andreadallover.com/2023/08/04/george-packer-and-the-atlantics-sad-defense-of-inequity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">andreadallover.com/2023/08/04/</span><span class="invisible">george-packer-and-the-atlantics-sad-defense-of-inequity/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EnglishUsage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishUsage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/StyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EditingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EditingCommunity</span></a></p>
Eliot<p>Gender affects all our lives, and all our stories—but what even is it? What’s it doing, for good and for ill, in fiction? This class dives deep into those questions and more, aiming to equip writers to work with gender in informed, inclusive, purposeful, and joyful ways. Join me to learn together in 3 weeks!</p><p><a href="https://loft.org/classes/gender-our-playground-toward-inclusive-informed-joyful-storytelling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">loft.org/classes/gender-our-pl</span><span class="invisible">ayground-toward-inclusive-informed-joyful-storytelling</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/WritingAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCraft</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/QueerWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerWriters</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Romancelandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romancelandia</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/GenderDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/FictionWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FictionWriting</span></a></p>
Crystal Shelley | Book Editor<p>Language guidance changes, which is why I just updated my Conscious Language Toolkits for Editors and for Writers with new terms and resources—and sent the latest version to all past purchasers.</p><p>These PDFs help writers and editors be more aware of and intentional with language. Learn more: <a href="https://www.rabbitwitharedpen.com/shop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rabbitwitharedpen.com/shop</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span></p>
Karen Yin<p>In the March 2023 edition of The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> Newsletter (hashtags mine):</p><p>• How "Ma’am" Went From Being a Respectful Word for Some—but Polarizing for Others<br>• Youse Hear About <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a>?<br>• Examples of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ableist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ableist</span></a> Language You May Not Realize You’re Using<br>• Ancient <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> Recognized a Range of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genders</span></a>…<br>• <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InclusiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveDesign</span></a>’s Next Chapter: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cognition</span></a> </p><p>📗 Read: <a href="https://consciousstyleguide.com/conscious-language-newsletter-march-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">consciousstyleguide.com/consci</span><span class="invisible">ous-language-newsletter-march-2023/</span></a></p><p>📥 Subscribe: <a href="https://consciousstyleguide.com/newsletters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">consciousstyleguide.com/newsle</span><span class="invisible">tters/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span></p>
Karen Yin<p>Dictionary.com changes <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> spelling away from "anti-Semitism." </p><p>"The move comes nearly two years after The Associated Press similarly changed the spelling in its widely used style guide. It also reflects an ongoing push by many American Jewish organizations to spell 'antisemitism' without the capital S."</p><p>📗 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Read</span></a>: <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2023/02/dictionary-definition-antisemitism-spelling/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jewishinsider.com/2023/02/dict</span><span class="invisible">ionary-definition-antisemitism-spelling/</span></a></p><p>📥 For more <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> updates, check out my <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a>: <a href="https://bit.ly/consciouslanguagenews" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/consciouslanguagenews</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/APStyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APStyle</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a></p>
Grammargeddon Angel<p>Time for me to ask wypipo to not use "tribe" when talking about a group of people with whom you affiliate or have qualities in common.</p><p>They're your house, your chosen family, your comrades, your people.</p><p>But unless you and they are <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a>? They aren't your tribe. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a></p>
Karen Yin<p>I love talking about why I created <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a> for writers and editors and how I use <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/consciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consciousLanguage</span></a> as a tool for equity. Here's my Q&A with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheObjective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheObjective</span></a>, a publication devoted to improving the practice of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a>.</p><p>Read: <a href="https://objectivejournalism.org/2023/02/karen-yin/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">objectivejournalism.org/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">2/karen-yin/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Interview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EditorsOfColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EditorsOfColor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MediaDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a></p>
Crystal Shelley | Book Editor<p>One year ago, I launched my Editing for Conscious and Inclusive Language course for the Editorial Freelancers Association, which I'm still pretty dang proud of. </p><p>Because it's a self-paced course that you can access for a year, you can work through the material on your own. And enrollment is always open, so you can sign up when it's right for you.</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.the-efa.org/product/editing-for-conscious-and-inclusive-language-self-paced/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">the-efa.org/product/editing-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-conscious-and-inclusive-language-self-paced/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a></p>
thinkStory<p>Wealth of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Intersectionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intersectionality</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> Info!</p><p>The English language is changing every day. One way to stay on top of it is to follow the experts. </p><p>So here’s my regular plug for <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@karenyin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>karenyin</span></a></span> 's <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> newsletter. A wealth of information at your fingertips. Subscribe to get this right in your inbox! </p><p>January 2023 edition: <a href="https://consciousstyleguide.com/conscious-language-newsletter-january-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">consciousstyleguide.com/consci</span><span class="invisible">ous-language-newsletter-january-2023/</span></a></p>
Korra Saqqara (Christa A.)<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@lisacordaro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lisacordaro</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/diversebooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>diversebooks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/sffbipoc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sffbipoc</span></a></span> </p><p>I'm aware of all this. I hope the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a> whose feathers are ruffled can hear that Rubenstein is critiquing the industry's structural racism. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> efforts are VERY new, & still struggle against that structural racism, esp in corporate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a>. Editors working in corporate publishers' DEI efforts can speak to the need for such an article. For instance, we're just now getting an Oxford Dictionary of African American English.</p>
Korra Saqqara (Christa A.)<p>"It’s clear that copyediting as it’s typically practiced is a white supremacist project, that is, not only for the particular linguistic forms it favors and upholds, which belong to the cultures of whiteness and power, but for how it excludes or erases the voices and styles of those who don’t or won’t perform this culture." - Helen Betya Rubinstein via LitHub</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyeditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/diversebooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>diversebooks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/sffbipoc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sffbipoc</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/against-copyediting-is-it-time-to-abolish-the-department-of-corrections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/against-copyediting</span><span class="invisible">-is-it-time-to-abolish-the-department-of-corrections</span></a></p>
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